Battle at Stones River

Battle at Stones River (HMP5J)

Location: Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Rutherford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 52.115', W 86° 25.181'

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December 31, 1862 - January 2, 1863

Stones River National Battlefield preserves some key portions of the ground where two great armies of Americans - some 81,000 men - clashed with each other. Their bitter, three-day struggle erupted on New Year's Eve 1862.

To explore their stories, start at the visitor center. Maps are available there to help you find battlefield points of interest.

You are here at the second Headquarters of General Bragg
West Point graduate Braxton Bragg was 45 years old when he received command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee in April 1862. After six months of campaigning in eastern Tennessee and Kentucky, Bragg ordered his men to set up winter quarters here in Middle Tennessee.

When the Federals unexpectedly marched out of Nashville, Bragg's 38,000 Confederates - then spread out over a 50-mile-wide front - had to be brought into battle lines outside Murfreesboro. It was here that Bragg ordered General Breckinridge's doomed attack on January 2, 1863.
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HM NumberHMP5J
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Placed ByStones River National Battlefield - National Park Service - U.S. Department of the Interior
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Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 9:15pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 552389 N 3969528
Decimal Degrees35.86858333, -86.41968333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 52.115', W 86° 25.181'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 52' 6.90" N, 86° 25' 10.86" W
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Area Code(s)615
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1583 W College St, Murfreesboro TN 37129, US
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